"Boss Yao, the winter this year will be beautiful." Xiaoyun delivered the gifts and quickly changed the topic.
She didn't want to participate in this matter, but she knew that she was backed by the palace.
As a woman, she was worried about Empress Wang.
The eunuchs and palace maids in other palaces would be careful not to talk too much when they came out occasionally.
Only the palace maids and eunuchs in Empress Wang's palace were always so happy, talking about how to have fun.
Yao Chong, who received the mirror, quickly adjusted his mood. He looked out through the horizontal glass window.
He saw someone carrying large ice blocks to the opposite side of the street. Many people who looked like craftsmen were discussing there.
Then one of the craftsmen seemed to make a decision. The other craftsmen nodded. After the craftsmen left, other craftsmen carved there.
"It's really a beautiful ice sculpture, Li Yi …" Yao Chong didn't want to mention that person, but he couldn't avoid it.
The ice sculpture was asked by Chang 'an Pei Yaoqing to go there to ask for it. In order to promote economic development and give more people an income in winter.
The point was that the imperial court didn't have to pay for it. The rich took it, and the poor worked.
Neither side suffered losses. The officials of Chang 'an County got political achievements.
No, it was not just political achievements.
There was also commission, which was the most important thing.
In the past winter, people always died when cutting ice.
But this year, it didn't happen. The yamen runners watched, tied ropes, and helped to heat soup.
The rich people even cooked meat bones in order to find workers to store ice.
As for the culprit, he stayed obediently in the manor, acting as if he had nothing to do with it.
"Boss Yao, eat the blood sausage. The sausage casing of the blood sausage will be tighter and tighter. In the end, it will strangle the blood."
Xiaoyun gave Yao Chong a blood sausage. It tasted the best when dipped in garlic sauce.
Yao Chong ate one and took a sip of wine.
Suddenly he asked, "I don't see anyone in front of Heavenly World bringing ice to carve."
"Dongzhu said that the ice lanterns of the Heavenly Earth were made by Zhuangzi, not by them. How can they use ice lanterns for their own business without their own craftsmen carving them?"
Xiaoyun did not hide anything and told her what Li Yi had said.
"What a good strategy." Yao Chong was looking at another aspect.
Even the people in his own residence were scheming against each other, not to mention Li Yi and Zhuangzi who had more than ten times the number of people.
However, everyone on Li Yi's Zhuangzi was focused on one thing, their hearts were tied to one person.
Otherwise, why would His Majesty and the Empress be willing to go there? She would be just as comfortable there.
How could a young man be so loyal to his master? Even the emperor was poisoned to death!
In the Three Character Classic written by Li Yi, a man's nature is good. Haha!
"Yes, I am willing to let him take over." Xiaoyun spoke up for Li Yi.
"Why?" Yao Chong wanted to know, and then he would use it at home.
He was clear about the various struggles in his family, but he was willing to do so. He felt so balanced.
"Because Dongzhu knows what we are thinking. Many times, Dongzhu helped us think of things that we didn't think of." Xiaoyun said and patted her satchel.
There was a small cosmetic box in it, and this bag was like a beautiful ornament no matter if it was held, held, carried, or slung.
Yao Chong followed Xiaoyun's movements and looked at the bag that took out the mirror.
He found that this bag looked very simple, but the more he looked at it, the more he wanted to look at it. He always felt that it was quite comfortable. The lines, the layout.
He did not know that this was called visual aesthetics. He just looked at it.
He even wanted to take it in his hand and look at it carefully. Fortunately, he restrained himself. It was obviously impolite to ask a woman's bag to look at.
He was just about to speak when he saw a figure moving in the corner of his eye. Downstairs.
He turned his head and saw that those craftsmen had already left, leaving behind a … an … awkward ice.
"It's not finished. The Chang 'an token was cheated." Yao Chong said what was on his mind.
"Boss Yao, their craftsmanship is not good enough. They can't carve the details well and can only make rough blanks. Just now, that skilled craftsman asked them to do it.
After a while, that craftsman will come back and carve the rough blanks. This is called dividing the work according to one's ability.
It happened in the former Qin Dynasty. Books were written in the same language, and cars were on the same track.
But now, many craftsmen don't understand. They have to learn from the beginning. "
Xiaoyun and Yao Chong talked about the origins of what happened downstairs. They talked about the former Qin Dynasty.
This was why many literati were willing to interact with people like them. They did not dare to look down on them.
"I saw it a few days ago, but it was not like this." Yao Chong had an impression of it.
"Those days, only skilled craftsmen were recruited. The others were not selected. On the second day of the twelfth lunar month, Dongzhu wanted to carve ice, and then …"
Xiaoyun didn't say anything else and raised his wine cup for a toast.
Yao Chong toasted with Feng Yu and knew what was going on.
As long as Li Yi was involved in something, it would be different.
The Chang 'an token promised Pei Yaoqing that he would come back with a solution after he went to look for Feng Yu.
As the two chatted, Yao Chong ate until he was 70% full. He did not want to eat anymore. Li Yi had told him not to eat too much.
Xiaoyun packed the remaining dishes carefully and then gave Feng Yu a small jar of soy sauce.
"Boss Yao, we don't have enough garlic to make garlic sauce. Please don't be picky." Xiaoyun sent Yao Chong to the door and said coquettishly.
Yao Chong's two classmates had finished the soup pancakes in the restaurant next door. They had been taking turns and were standing outside to watch.
When they saw Yao Chong coming out, they went up and took the jar.
Yao Chong looked at the jar of soy sauce. He had a lot on his mind.
This was Li Yi's instruction. Li Yi did not know that Feng Yu was the old man.
Could it be that Li Yi had calculated something and felt that something would happen on Feng Yu's side and warned him?
Yao Chong left with a lot on his mind.
Xiaoyun pursed her lips and smiled. "Dongzhu said that our ice lantern is better than anyone else's."
Li Yi, who was mentioned by the two, was blowing glass in Zhuangzi.
The craftsmen were getting more and more skilled.
But this time, the glass was blown to make light bulbs. They used the original bamboo charcoal wire and extracted a quasi-vacuum.
The whole process was not difficult. The difficult part was how to make the light bulb burn for a longer time.
Li Yi's requirement was that the light bulb could burn for 100 hours. If it broke, they could replace it.
The power generation was done by manpower. Magnets, copper wires, and where the insulation was needed, there were football innards!
There was no need to exchange for anything else.
"Don't rush. Be careful not to burn yourself." Li Yi instructed from the side.
Then, the electrical resistors were stuffed in, and the copper wires were connected to the top. The glass was heated and molded.
Some of the craftsmen burned the resistors and copper wires, and the glass bulbs cracked.
"Adjust the process. First, make the glass bulbs and blow them. After blowing, place them on the annealing rack and cool them down gradually. Now, they are cracked. When they are placed in ice, the temperature difference will be big, and they will break down faster."
Li Yi noticed that the situation was not good. Again.
He knew that he wouldn't be at a disadvantage if he bought it for two yuan. The glass ashtrays and plates were very beautiful and could be easily broken.
There was a missing process. These glassware must be placed in a high-temperature annealing box to cool down slowly.
It took a long time, and the process was reduced. Normally, the glass would not break down.
Unless there was a change in temperature and temperature. For example, if the sugar cubes were placed in the ashtray and used the ashtray as a catalyst, the ashtray would break down.
The craftsmen were serious and excited. They knew there was something good, but they did not know what it was.
Li Yi was thinking about how much he could sell these bulbs if he used a flowerpot to generate electricity.
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